Zion Garcia Gets ‘Sensitive’ On Latest ‘The New Film Star’ EP Preview

Zion Garcia confirmed his The New Film Star EP, due out August 29. Along with the EP announcement, Garcia shared the second single off the record, “Sensitive.”

The Sydney based hip-hop artist drew inspiration for the title and subject matter on The New Film Star from a book he read on “The Golden Age of Hollywood.”

“It’s about delusion; we have big dreams that we don’t even know if we can or how we can go for it,” Garcia said. “It’s about striving for the same representation in the upper-echelon, where there’s the same level of balance and views of stars and regular people.”

“Through ‘dorky, geek rap,’ melody-heavy cuts and punk-rock elements reminiscent of N.E.R.D. and Paris Texas, The New Film Star is Zion Garcia both rewriting history and ‘figuring shit out’ in real time,” press materials described the EP. “The New Film Star pulls the curtain back on Zion Garcia and plays out like a vignette viewed in technicolor and intersected with elements of growth, accountability, independence, love, grief and confident delusion.”

Garcia shared the first preview of his new record, “FIGHTBACK,” in May and now follows with “Sensitive,” which he detailed:

“’Sensitive’ is the song my friends love most from the project. It’s the rare time I actually made a song in the day time at a responsible hour, and I think that shows. It’s definitely my most ‘contemporary’ sounding song, and it’s the one my friends go craziest for. I get emotional when I see ‘em get lit to it. I remember my bro SOLLYY getting back to me about it at like 9AM the next day, and going crazy for it. He just kept saying it was ‘the one.’”

“It’s always the ones you over think the least that end up resonating the most in your artistic endeavours. This one definitely helped me to learn how to trust my gut more, and just not overcook a song. It’s also one of my most proud productions. The chop on it I didn’t realise was super complex until we were mixing and my friends broke down the song production wise. This song makes me feel my age. I always get told I’m an ‘Old Soul’ or I make art ‘beyond my years.’ But man, I’m young, vibrant, and sometimes I truly don’t take things that deep. Only sometimes…”

Watch the Zion Garcia-directed music video for “Sensitive” below: